Last Four In: Virginia, Missouri, Miami, Purdue
First Four Out: Texas Tech, West Virginia, Nebraska, Washington State
USC and Oklahoma State continue to rise in our latest bracket projection. Two undefeated teams remain (LSU & South Carolina) in which both are on a collision course for Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 12) in Columbia. Nearly all the Power Six conferences are up for grabs. LSU/South Carolina/Tennessee in the SEC, Duke/Notre Dame in the ACC, Iowa State/Oklahoma/Texas in the Big 12, Ohio State/Indiana/Iowa in the Big Ten, and Stanford/Utah in the Pac-12. Connecticut in the Big East may have some competition from Villanova, but it doesn’t appear the Wildcats can rule the Big East with UConn in their way.
ACC: Duke*, Notre Dame, NC State, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Virginia, Louisville, North Carolina, Miami
American: USF
Big East: Connecticut*, St. John’s, Creighton, Villanova, Marquette
Big 12: Iowa State*, Baylor, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State
Big Ten: Ohio State*, Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, Maryland, Purdue
Pac-12: Stanford*, Utah, UCLA, Oregon, Arizona, Colorado, USC
SEC: South Carolina*, LSU, Tennessee, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Alabama, Missouri, Mississippi State
A-10: Rhode Island
America East: Albany
A-Sun: Florida Gulf Coast
Big Sky: Sacramento State
Big South: Gardner-Webb
Big West: UC Irvine
CAA: North Carolina A&T
C-USA: Middle Tennessee
Horizon: Cleveland State
Ivy: Columbia
MAAC: Iona
MAC: Bowling Green
MEAC: Morgan State
MVC: Northern Iowa
MWC: UNLV
NEC: Wagner
OVC: Eastern Illinois
Patriot: Holy Cross
Southern: Samford
Southland: Texas A&M-CC
Summit: South Dakota State
Sun Belt: James Madison
SWAC: Jackson State
WAC: Southern Utah
WCC: Gonzaga
